Emile Griffith
Acting
Biography
Emile Alphonse Griffith was a professional boxer from the U.S. Virgin Islands who won world titles in three weight divisions. He held the world light middleweight, undisputed welterweight, and middleweight titles. His best-known contest was a 1962 title match with Benny Paret.
Known For
A story of violence, love, sex, politics and media centered around the life of Griffith, a six-time world welterweight champion.
Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story
You are Alex Devine. You see and hear your friends and relatives come to you with their revelations, demands and grief, whilst you are unable to move or talk. Will your secrets be safe or compromised before it's all over? Who is the woman whose anguish is replaced by an acceptance that she can live without you? Or the young man who wants you to wake up so you can give him some money? And who is the French woman in love with you? What did happen for you to end up like this? Ultimately, you may know your name, but do you know who you really are?
Coma
Few other sports encompass the theatrical displays of human struggle, strength, and violence that have come to define boxing. This documentary that takes you inside the sport of boxing, exposing its life changing effects on the fighters and their families.